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Dakota Access Pipeline

1,134-mile-long (1,825 km) underground oil pipeline project in the United States

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Jan 15, 2026
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How have claims about 'paid protesters' been used politically in past U.S. protests, and what investigations followed those claims?

Claims that protesters are “paid” have repeatedly been deployed in U.S. politics to delegitimize dissent and shift blame for unrest, from allegations around the Dakota Access Pipeline and Charlottesvi...

Jan 19, 2026

How do organizers differentiate between paid recruits and volunteer protesters in reporting?

Organizers and reporters do not have a single, validated test to separate “paid recruits” from volunteers; instead they piece together signals — sign-ins or roster data, photographic and aerial counts...

Nov 27, 2025

Why did the Dakota split

The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was built to carry roughly 500,000 barrels per day of North Dakota crude about 1,000 miles to Illinois, and its Missouri River / Lake Oahe crossing produced the core ...

Nov 25, 2025

Are there laws or regulations governing payment for protest activity or political demonstrations?

Laws and regulations touching payment for protest activity fall into at least two distinct categories in the available reporting: rules about paying people to participate in public demonstrations—an i...

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